In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout learns valuable lessons on the evil of prejudice present in her Southern town of Maycomb‚ on the true nature of courage‚ and on the dangers of judging others before "...climbing into their skin and walking around in it." Set in the mid 1930s‚ Scout Finch is a young girl living with her older brother‚ Jem‚ and her lawyer father. Being a kid‚ Scout has the simple duties of a minor‚ to have fun and to stay out of trouble. But along the way‚ she also learns
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Thesis Statement: In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ as Jem expands his boundaries with regard to various people and events within Maycomb County‚ Lee shows how the process of growing up and maturing into an adult involves the act of questioning and reasoning‚ the guidance of enlightened adults‚ and the acceptance of certain harsh realities. Topic Sentence: In the beginning of the novel‚ through his interactions with Boo Radley‚ Jem learns not to judge a person based upon appearances.
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him because he knows that the other people are prejudice. Atticus shows strong beliefs of racial equality‚ which was uncommon in the 1930s and he demonstrates this further by agreeing to defend Tom. Those are ways Atticus shows empathy in To Kill A Mockingbird. The second character‚ Jem‚ also shows empathy to many people in the story‚ three of them being Walter Cunningham‚ Mrs. Dubose‚ and Boo Radley. Jem shows empathy to Walter by inviting him over for lunch after Scout was beating him up. Jem
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time to humiliate and deprive negroes of their equality and freedom. Over time‚ this “social hierarchy” has been noticed and brought to the attention of people worldwide through books‚ famous speeches and much more. For instance‚ the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee bring up the conflict of racism and the justice system and how the aspects affect each other. The famous speech of Martin Luther King mainly expresses how negroes are treated unfairly and how he views the future based on the coming
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Judy Trinh Ms. Rubenstein Academic English I 8 April 2013 Lynching & Lynch Mobs Discrimination is a terrible and unfair act. White men and women are treating African Americans differently because of their skin color or race. Not only did lynch mobs lynch African Americans‚ but they also lynched and abused Chinese‚ Japanese and Italian immigrants. How are they harming other races with discrimination? They harm them by verbally and physically abuse them like kidnapping‚ beating‚ punching‚ shooting
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"She was white‚ and she tempted a Negro. She did something that in our society is unspeakable: she kissed a black man.” In the book To Kill a Mockingbird a rape trial takes place‚ between Tom Robinson‚ a black man‚ and Mayella Ewell‚ a white women. Though most people believe Maylla because she is white‚ I believe Tom is not guilty because of the lack of medical evidence‚ lack of witnesses‚ and the fact that Tom Robinson was crippled in the left arm. The lack of medical evidence proves
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TITLE: To Kill a Mocking Bird AUTHOR: Harper Lee TYPE OF BOOK: Novel‚ Fiction‚ Social Drama The MAIN CHARACTER of the story is Jean Louise "Scout" Finch. Scout Finch is the narrator and protagonist of To Kill a Mockingbird. She often comments about how she didn’t understand something when she was younger‚ but now‚ having grown up‚ she does. From being sensitive‚ she became so senile. Scout is considered smart for her age‚ and loves to read. She remains naive and idealistic‚ despite an increased
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and where we are in this era is incredible. As technology gets into the minds of children they seem to learn faster than before. It takes minutes for children to understand where adults never really grasp what they hold in their hands. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses the knowledge of understanding in her story. Jean Louis Finch “Scout” matures by seeing and hearing events most kids her age do not with the trial of Tom Robinson’s trial revealing that firsthand experience brings knowledge
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In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee illustrates determination through Atticus Finch’s ability to do what is right at all costs because he wants to set good examples. First of all‚ Atticus defends those who aren’t able to speak for themselves or for those who aren’t understood. Evidence of this assertion from the book is‚ “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”- (pg. 39) Atticus defended Miss Caroline
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A Maturing Relationship Harper Lee’s book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ about Jem‚ Scout‚ and Dill growing up in Maycomb County and their fascination and thoughts about Arthur (Boo) Radley is very exciting and interesting. The children’s personalities change drastically throughout the story as well as their views of Boo. Growing up is the process of shifting from a child to a young adult. Watching their views grow and their minds expand made the book appealing and fascinating. Jem‚ Scout‚ and Dill
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